diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 103cd66..5da82f0 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -130,6 +130,8 @@ RUN ln -s /opt/etc/httpd/conf.d/ports.conf /etc/httpd/conf.d/ports.conf &&  \
     ln -s /opt/comanage/comanage-registry-1.0.5/app/webroot /var/www/html/registry && \
     rm /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf && \
     ln -s /opt/etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf && \
+    mkdir -p /opt/comanage/comanage-registry-$version/local/tmp/cache/persistent && \
+    chmod 777 /opt/comanage/comanage-registry-$version/local/tmp/cache/persistent && \
     /opt/autoexec/bin/onbuild.sh
     
   
diff --git a/tests/image.bats b/tests/image.bats
index ba27768..a40d90c 100644
--- a/tests/image.bats
+++ b/tests/image.bats
@@ -32,3 +32,9 @@ load ../common
   skip
   docker run -i $maintainer/$imagename ls -la /opt/autoexec/bin/firstrun.sh
 }
+
+@test "Cache directory created" {
+  docker run -i $maintainer/$imagename find /opt/comanage/comanage-registry-1.0.5/app/tmp/cache/persistent/
+}
+
+